{"id":71805,"date":"2021-01-19T19:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/\/\/uncategorized\/understanding-maximum-heart-rate"},"modified":"2021-11-22T01:18:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T06:18:35","slug":"understanding-maximum-heart-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/understanding-maximum-heart-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Maximum Heart Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"

The modern fitness era has brought a host of wearable technologies<\/a> that can track extraordinary amounts of biological and physiological data. Perhaps the most commonly measured variable we see today is one\u2019s heart rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The modern fitness era has brought a host of wearable technologies<\/a> that can track extraordinary amounts of biological and physiological data. Perhaps the most commonly measured variable we see today is one\u2019s heart rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is certainly nothing new, as brands like Polar<\/a> and Garmin<\/a> have been around for decades providing wearable chest straps and watches for their users<\/a>. We have always taken two fingers to locate our carotid (our neck) or radial (our wrist) pulses<\/a> with ease.<\/p>\n

Today, nearly everybody wears some Apple watch<\/a> or Fitbit around their wrist to track changes in their pulse whether they are working out, sitting at their desk, or just asleep.<\/p>\n

Heart Rate Affects Health and Performance<\/h2>\n

Understanding one\u2019s heart rate can be rather useful, both from a health and performance standpoint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n